Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site website relaunched after make-over

THE PONTCYSYLLTE AQUEDUCT AND CANAL UNESCO world heritage site website has had a makeover to meet accessibility standards, making it easily available and fully bilingual on mobile phones and tablets.

In addition to the new look, the website now offers access to new learning content and collections not normally available. These give a virtual experience from home, allowing you to watch, read and discover this iconic place and experience some of the greatest aqueducts, tunnels, cuttings and embankments ever built.

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The website was launched during a visit from the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site.

The website will continue to develop with the introduction later in the year of a World Heritage Site Business Ambassador scheme, which builds on the existing North Wales Tourism Ambassador scheme. It’s designed for tourism businesses from within the 11-mile World Heritage Site to be featured following the completion of a couple of short modules, showing a commitment and dedication to going that extra mile to advocate the area to visitors.

This will help support post-Covid tourism business recovery and continue to develop a thriving tourism economy, with truly passionate people at the heart of it.

The new look website has been supported by funding from the Welsh Government’s Regional Tourism Engagement fund and new activities funded through Wales Cultural Recovery Fund.

This exciting project has been developed on behalf of the World Heritage Site by Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal and River Trust in Wales, in partnership with Wrexham Council and provides information and a great educational resource to prospective visitors, enabling them to plan their visit.

You can visit the website at www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk